Book One

Quirky Lily Barlow is a college student who identifies with the fictional bounty hunter, Stephanie Plum. Her lifelong goal is to escape the sleepy hometown of Marshall, VA. The plan is unfolding nicely until her dad has a heart attack, forcing Lily home to resuscitate the family bakery. 

Lily thinks she can quickly hire a manager and get back down to the University of Virginia. Pronto. To underscore her intention, she rents a garage efficiency from Miss Delphine Walker, a stubborn and independent old woman with a dog named Velcro. Is it just Lily’s wild imagination, or has Miss Delphine killed someone and buried the body out back?

While wallowing in self-pity, Lily inadvertently discovers an online clearing house for victims the cops can’t identify. Her objective to return to school is further waylaid by the fact that she thinks she recognizes a victim on the website. Oh, and Jack Turner, her best friend since kindergarten, reveals out of nowhere he wants something more…